I HATE SICK DAYS

By Athina Angliongto - 7:34:00 PM

Most people would love to have a sick day or two in their
working life. I guess that’s one escape of theirs to either 1.) Not see their
bosses, 2.) Do manual/mind-boggling labor, or 3.) Endure that long, exhausting
commute to and from the office. Whatever their reasons may be, bottom line is
that yeah, most would like to have a real deal sick day or two in order to
rest.

Call me weird but to be honest, I hate having to be sick
during a working day. I hate it when my body needs to do something but it
can’t. I hate it when I know I should be doing something right now at the
office but I’m stuck at home, I need to be beating a deadline, I should be
helping somebody out at work, I should be computing something at the moment,
etc… I hate that feeling whenever I’m at home and I’m lying on my bed. I just
hate it! Sick leaves are not like vacation leaves where it is planned, wherein
I already have arranged stuff during my absence, tasks are delegated, and
people know that I’m not around so nobody (well, some still do sometimes)
bothers me.

Calling in sick, like real deal sick, because rest and BED
is needed means that a lot of work is left undone, people not having any idea
at all that I’m not feeling well. So some end up calling my personal phone,
calling my husband and asking where I am. So yeah, I may be resting at home but
I’m not resting like how I should be resting. Get it? So for me, sick leaves
are kind of a bit of a hassle.

This has got to be the first year in my whole 5 years of
working in a bank that I have called in sick for more than 5 times. Years
before, I never called in sick (except for the two days during my second year of working wherein I got UTI. Ugh, bummer). But this year has got to be my
weakest. Maybe because of a lot of major adjustments in my life since I got
married last year.

I had to adjust to my new home which means a new
environment. I used to live in Skyline where air was so fresh and aircondition
was optional because of the cool breeze. Now, I live near a wharf wherein air
is really hot so we need aircondition at home unless we wanna die. Lol. So I
was not used to the artificial air and hence, my body reacted negatively. There
were also lots of street children playing outside our house that sometimes I
come in close contact with. And they are apparently carrying flu viruses so I
catch those as well. Oh and let’s not forget about the heat. Like I said, I was
used to natural cool breeze at my parents’ place. Now, the hot air gives me a
lot of migraines. Yeah, I know..bummer.

It’s not only about adjustment, it’s about other natural
factors as well. Like just recently, I had to call in sick because my menstrual
cramps were at the worst as it has ever been. In my whole 27 years of
existence, that was definitely the most painful cramps I have ever felt. You
know how bad it was? I went to work at 8:30 in the morning, and had to call my
husband to fetch me at around 10 am because I almost passed out in our office
restroom. That’s how bad it was. And during the ride home, I was screaming and
squeezing Mr. A’s arm in pain. I was so worried that I thought I was having a
miscarriage because it was that bad but thank God it was just a period. But
yeah, again, it was THAT BAD!

Oh and another thing I hate about sick leaves, is the amount
of workload I have to do the next day. It’s times two! But despite all these
sick episodes this year, I’m still thankful because I know I’m generally
healthier than other people. These are just minor cases. Nevertheless, I’d love
to have a sick free day next year. I will put that in my list of 2017 goals.